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W. Va. AG Morrisey Applauds EPA Plan for New Coal-fired Power Plants
December 11, 2018
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is praising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what he calls its commitment to a “more comprehensive approach” to regulating new coal-fired power plants. EPA proposed a new rule Dec. 6 to replace New
Foresight Energy Moves to Reopen Idled Deer Run Coal Mine, Illinois
December 11, 2018
Foresight Energy is moving to reopen its long-idled Deer Run longwall mine in Montgomery County, Illinois, which the company “permanently” closed last February after a “combustion event” occurred in 2015, officials said Friday. “It’s looking that way,” said Mark Cornell,
Arch Coal to Move 100 Miners from Coal Creek Mine to Black Thunder Mine, Wyoming
December 11, 2018
The second largest thermal coal producer in the U.S. is moving about 100 miners from its Coal Creek mine in northern Wyoming to its higher-production Black Thunder mine outside Wright. The move will cut the majority of the 154-miner workforce
February 2019: Beyond Digital Transformation Mining Conference Returns to Sudbury
December 11, 2018
A conference that focuses on mining innovation and education will take place in Sudbury for a second year. The Beyond Digital Transformation will take place between Feb. 6 and 7. It’s put on in partnership between NORCAT and the Partners
Arcosa Acquires Oklahoma-based ACG Materials for $315 Million
December 10, 2018
H.I.G. Capital has announced the sale of its portfolio company, ACG Materials for approximately $315m, to Arcosa. ACG Materials, based in Norman, Oklahoma, mines, processes, and distributes industrial minerals and aggregates including gypsum, anhydrite, limestone, sand, gravel, basalt and downstream
Barrick’s President Michael Brown Shares Industry Insights Gleaned Over Decades
December 10, 2018
In more than 25 years in the mining industry, Michael Brown says that as he retires, his proudest moment was bringing his company to Southern Nevada. Brown joined Barrick Gold Corp. in 1994 as the vice president of government affairs
Utah Mining Production Worth $3.3 Billion in 2017, Up 7 Percent from 2016
December 10, 2018
The mining industry in Utah is in no pit — it has actually grown, according to a new report. The industry’s production value went up 7 percent from 2016 to 2017, to about $3.3 billion, according to the Utah Geological
Montana Judge Nixes Hecla Mining’s Challenge to ‘Bad Actor’ Label
December 10, 2018
A Montana judge has dismissed a lawsuit from an Idaho mining company that’s fighting to overturn its designation by Montana regulators as an industry bad actor because of pollution tied to its CEO. District Judge Mike Menahan in Helena said
EPA Proposes Removing Barriers for Constructing New Coal-fired Power Plants
December 10, 2018
The Trump administration is trying to remove a key barrier to constructing new coal-fired power plants in the U.S. — but don’t expect any utilities to actually build them. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed easing Obama-era limits on
Alaska Native Tribes Seek Help from Human Rights Commission Over B.C. Mines
December 10, 2018
Fifteen tribal nations in southeast Alaska have petitioned an international commission for human rights for help in influencing the Canadian government to take action against six mines in British Columbia. The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission filed the petition Wednesday,
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